Fisher Ames

Fisher Ames (9 April 1758-4 July 1808) was a member of the US House of Representatives (F-MA 1) from 4 March 1789 to 4 March 1795 (preceding Theodore Sedgwick) and from MA 8 from 4 March 1795 to 4 March 1797 (preceding Harrison Gray Otis).

Biography
Fisher Ames was born in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1758, and he became a lawyer in 1781. In 1788, he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and he ratified the US Constitution that same year. Ames went on to serve in the US House of Representatives as a Federalist from 1789 to 1797, and he was known for his oratorical skill and for his leadership of the Federalists in the House. He died in 1808.